In this exercise, I am going to walk you through the various linking options…that are available to you.…So when you place an image into Illustrator, it's a linked file.…The image that you see here in Illustrator is actually linked to a file on…disk in other words, and that allows Illustrator to handle the file very…efficiently by the way.…So Illustrator is not that great at handling pixels when they're embedded into…the illustration, and we will talk more about that in the next exercise, but if…you've linked the file, then it handles the file very efficiently.…So I have saved my changes as Image in front.ai.…

I am going to click on the outline of this big image right here in order to…select the entire thing.…Notice that it has an X through it that just indicates that it's a placed image.…If I press Ctrl+Y or Command+Y on the Mac, all of those pixels are going to…disappear when I switch to the outline mode here and I'm just going to see a…rectangle with a big X that indicates that I'm looking at a linked graphic…

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11/30/2010

In Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, author and industry expert Deke McClelland teaches how to take advantage of the wide array of dynamic features in Illustrator CS5. This course demonstrates how to apply these features to paths, groups, and editable text to create professional-quality artwork. The course covers Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Color, as well as symbols, gradients, exporting, and integration with Photoshop. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

Tracing a pixel-based image

Sketching and drawing for Illustrator

Creating and editing gradients

Creating multi-colored blends

Creating seamlessly repeating tile patterns

Creating interlocking artwork with Live Paint

Designing advanced type effects

Recoloring artwork with color harmonies

Making the most of symbols

Integrating Illustrator with Photoshop

Using transparency, blend modes, and opacity masks

Skill Level Intermediate

14h 53m

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Q: The instructions for installing the dekeKeys don't work on my computer (which is running Mac OS X Lion). Is there an update to these?

A: The dekeKeys distributed with this course will still work for Lion. You just need to add them to a slightly different folder than in previous versions of OS X.

Open a new Finder window and choose Go > Go to Folder. Type the following file path exactly as written below. Copying and pasting may result in an error.

~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator CS5 Settings/en_US

Move and/or copy/paste the dekeKeys to this folder and follow the rest of the instructions as outlined in the video, "Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts."